Middle East

Israeli Troops Shot Dead Palestinian Man After His Attempted Attack: Military

JERUSALEM, Nov 5 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli troops, yesterday, shot and killed a Palestinian man, in the occupied West Bank, after…

Update: Death toll up to 114 in Turkey’s earthquake, rescue completed

ISTANBUL, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 114 people were killed and 1,035 others wounded in a strong earthquake…

Qatar emir sets first national election for next October

DOHA, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar’s ruler said that a long delayed vote for the country’s policy reviewing chamber will…

Mideast countries, Islamic organizations condemn terror attack in Vienna

CAIRO, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Major Islamic organizations and countries in the Middle East joined a chorus of condemnation of…

French probe into Beirut blast remains ‘inconclusive’

A French expert report is expected to arrive within the next week or so BEIRUT, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s…

Death toll after earthquake in Turkey increases to 95: emergencies department

ANKARA, Nov 4 (NNN-TASS) — The death toll after the earthquake in Izmir Province in Western Turkey increased to 95,…

Palestinians Mark 103rd Anniversary Of Balfour Declaration, Call For Independence

RAMALLAH/GAZA, Nov 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinians marked, on Monday, 103rd anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, and called on Britain to…

Armenia calls for probe into ‘foreign mercenaries’ in Karabakh

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan YEREVAN/BAKU, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armenia’s prime minister called for an international investigation into the…

Malaysia consistent in supporting Palestine

KUALA LUMPUR,  Nov 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s stance in supporting the formation of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state has…

Strong support at UN for International Criminal Court, against US sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-two countries at the United Nations offered strong support for the International Criminal Court…